Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-09-30

Yesterday, John, a Ia year old
son of Ephraim Rusk, who tends
the water tank on the @. M. &c p.
east Of Gait, met with a terrible
death. lie had been out gather
ing lot Of hazelnuts and had car
ried themshome on mule. The
mule became frightened and ran
away dragging the boy, whose foot
was held in the stirrup, with him.
All efforts to extricate himself fail
ed and he was held in his condi-
ton until his body was terribly
mangled and he was released by
the breaking of the girth Of the
saddle. Medical aid was procured
and everything possible done for
his relief, but all to no avail, and
he died few hours after the acci-
dent. Trenton Times.
In every town one will find
set of people who have no business
of their own to attend to and con-
sequently they busy themselves
meddling with other peoples af-
fairs. There are those too who
are always ready, and on the watch
like nighthawks to be first to grasp a
new conner by the hand and make
him think he is the most welcome
person that ever migrated to a new
country, and after they fleece him
of his spare change they are first
to turn a cold shoulder ON him. If
he happens to engage in business,
and attends strictly to his own en-
terprise, and they can't manipulate
him, they work up some scheme
to impair his relations with com
mercial centres through fictitious
reports to abuse him and his busi-
ness Elk.
Daniel Easily, whose death oc-
cured a few weeks ago near this
place, is said to be the first white
man who settled north Of the
Fabiuses in this county. He was
born in Virginia, in 1877, and
/ moved to Indiana, where he lived
two years. He then came to Mis-.
souri, and settled and built a cabir
near the present residence of j
; H. Leeper. This was some time
!, prior to the Black Hawk war, ant
. the Indians were quite plentifn
around him Here he lived fol
5 many years, and would probably
| have lived here all his life, but a
: the time OF his moving south o
here to the northern boundary of
Dickerson prairie, it was though
n that the county seat would be 10
!. Gated at this point. While he liveC
{ at this place he was once lost from
f his cabin for three days and wan
a dered about On horse back Will
: nothing to eat but halle buds an(
g one night Of the time sat ON hi
4 horse all night with as many a
j fifty wolves bowling around him
n He came in sight of his cabil
r several times and his wife wave,
/, her apron at him, but he though
e her to be an Indian squaw, ant
: would not approach her. Afte
d wandering away and coming agai
y in sight OF the same cabin, he still
d took it to be the habitation Of In
d dians and would have gone ava,
e again, but his wife ran after hin
calling MIN by name SO loudl,
that he recognized her. This occur
e red just after a severe spell o
q typhoid fever and he was though
/ to have not yet fully recovere
o his strength Of mind. He was
p Jealous member of the Baptis
! church and great Bible reader
g BY trade he was a blacksmith
r. He died the most natural death
s. perhaps, Of any man in this section
J No disease prayed upon him an
g he complained of no pain at an.
y time. He simply wore out-Mon
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